New Posts For Thread: PAX East 2012: The Future of D&Dhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29039467/PAX_East_2012:_The_Future_of_DDPAX East will be kicking off soon, and there will be a number of D&D events taking place:www.wizards.com/dnd/feature.aspx?x=dnd/f...Probably of most interest to this forum are the playtest on the Friday (which, I'm guessing, we won't hear a lot aboutThe release date is highly likely to be August 2013. By August 2012, they expect to have a somewhat finished product that they can at least describe to us. Our model here should be the release of 4e. It was a surprise when they announced in Decembhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29039467/PAX_East_2012:_The_Future_of_DD?post_id=518463751#518463751The release date is highly likely to be August 2013. By August 2012, they expect to have a somewhat finished product that they can at least describe to us. Our model here should be the release of 4e. It was a surprise when they announced in DecembTue, 10 Apr 2012 14:17:40 -0500At the very least, a physical book made out of dead tree can be resold internationally.http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29039467/PAX_East_2012:_The_Future_of_DD?post_id=518453139#518453139At the very least, a physical book made out of dead tree can be resold internationally.Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:31:42 -0500Given that they are only 10-20% through development, I wouldn't expect an open playtest for at least 6-9 months, if not over a year. :\I still expect 5e to be released finally on the 40th anniversary.http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29039467/PAX_East_2012:_The_Future_of_DD?post_id=518432191#518432191Given that they are only 10-20% through development, I wouldn't expect an open playtest for at least 6-9 months, if not over a year. :\I still expect 5e to be released finally on the 40th anniversary.Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:42:12 -0500I was surprised no one at the PAX seminar asked the obvious question: when will the open playtest start? They probably would not have gotten a direct answer but the question should have at least been asked.http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29039467/PAX_East_2012:_The_Future_of_DD?post_id=518430071#518430071I was surprised no one at the PAX seminar asked the obvious question: when will the open playtest start? They probably would not have gotten a direct answer but the question should have at least been asked.Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:43:30 -0500[/quote]On a serious note, WotC do seem to have a weakness regarding the international market at the moment - for instance, you can't buy WotC ebooks internationally so far, and a fair number of people have complained about this. Another example woulhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29039467/PAX_East_2012:_The_Future_of_DD?post_id=518428101#518428101[/quote]On a serious note, WotC do seem to have a weakness regarding the international market at the moment - for instance, you can't buy WotC ebooks internationally so far, and a fair number of people have complained about this. Another example woulMon, 09 Apr 2012 14:02:54 -0500